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Tarantulas

Desert Tarantula

Go for a hike in the desert and you might find a tarantula. But they're nothing to be afraid of.

Desert Tarantula
Subphylum: Chelicerata
Class: Arachnida
Order: Araneae
Suborder: Orthognatha (Avicularioidea)-mygalomorphs
Family: Theraphosidae
Subfamily: Theraphosinae
Arizona desert blond, Aphonopelma chalcodes
Range: Southwestern Arizona

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